El Salvador

A Central American immigrant seeking asylum crossed the border with her son in 2017. The American court system bewilders her, she says.

National

Without A Lawyer, Asylum-Seekers Struggle With Confusing Legal Processes

3:29pm February 25, 2018

An asylum seeker is five times more likely to win a petition for asylum with the help of a lawyer. But, many asylum seekers are expected to represent themselves in court.

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Greensboro Church Opens Doors Again For Undocumented Immigrant Seeking Sanctuary

4:41pm January 18, 2018

by Keri Brown

A fifth undocumented immigrant is seeking sanctuary in North Carolina. A Greensboro church is opening its doors to shelter a man facing deportation back to El Salvador.

Victoria Falls sits on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Photos of beautiful scenes from Africa and Haiti have been flooding the Internet in response to President Trump's reported slur.

Are Photos Of 'Beautiful' Africa The Best Response To Trump's Vulgar Slur?

3:21pm January 17, 2018

by Joanne Lu

The online backlash to the president's alleged insult was a wave of photos highlighting the positive side of places he mentioned. Now there is a backlash to the backlash.

President Trump listens as Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg speaks at a joint news conference Wednesday. At an Oval Office meeting on immigration policy, Trump said the U.S. should want more people from countries like Norway, disparaging Haiti and wh

'Racist' And 'Shameful': How Other Countries Are Responding To Trump's Slur

8:51pm January 12, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The African Union was "frankly alarmed" by President Trump's comments. Haiti said they were "misguided," while the U.N. called them "racist." And around the world, officials are asking for clarity.

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President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Tuesday, where he reportedly made the controversial remarks.

Republicans Join In Condemning Trump's Use Of Expletive To Describe Africa

7:48am January 12, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Calling Africa a "s***hole" and questioning why the U.S. would want immigrants from such places as Haiti and El Salvador has drawn the ire of politicians, leaders and average people the world over.

A Salvadoran man reads a newspaper at a market in San Salvador on January 8. The newspaper headline reads: "The United States will decide today the future of TPS."

What You May Not Realize About The End Of TPS Status For Salvadorans

4:29pm January 09, 2018

by Nurith Aizenman

It's not just immigrants from El Salvador who stand to lose. Here's why their families back home could be devastated.

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Construction workers at a site in Miami. Thousands of construction workers in the U.S. face the elimination of their temporary protected status and the prospect of deportation.

Ending Temporary Protection For Foreign Workers Could Hurt U.S. Rebuilding Efforts

12:47pm December 06, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

If the U.S. ends temporary protected status for 300,000 Caribbean and Central American workers, there are fears it will have ripple effects — especially on post-hurricane construction.

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Julio Calderon, 28, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, listens after speaking in favor of renewing Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Central America and Haiti now living in the United States, during a news conference Monday, Nov. 6, 201

Central American Immigrants Brace For End Of Temporary Protected Status Program

3:33pm November 10, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

The Department of Homeland Security revoked protections for 2,500 Nicaraguans living in the U.S. this week, while 50,000 Haitians and nearly 200,000 Salvadorans remain uncertain about their status.

(From left) Nazareth Jiménez-Garcia, 13, her mother Francis Garcia, 41, her sister Frances Arleth Garcia, 20 and her brother Uriel Guevara Garcia, 17.

National

Thousands Of Hondurans Waiting For Word On Special Permission To Stay In U.S.

10:26pm November 06, 2017

by Leila Fadel

Nicaraguans who have been covered under the same temporary status have been told they have just over a year to leave the country.

Police arrest gang members suspected of involvement in the shootings that killed eight bus drivers and one other transit worker in San Salvador last July.

World News

City, Interrupted: How Gang Killings Brought San Salvador To A Halt

2:48pm April 14, 2016

by NPR Staff

To exert control, the gangs targeted bus drivers. The ensuing bloodshed stopped the buses, tied the city in knots and vividly demonstrated why El Salvador has one of the world's highest murder rates.

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